Now a days lot of companies are offering domain and web hosting plans. But according to my opinion http://www.9cubehosting.com/ is the one of the best domain register and web hosting company. Here i got domain name and web hosting plans. They are providing good customer support and quality service.
What is your location preference? Normally you would want a provider that is closest to your visitors target for the best speeds.
If you choose a provider from here or not, always do your own additional research. You want to be looking at reviews(with URLs to support them), contact their sales department(and see what channels they offer) and so on.
I also recommend you go with a provider that offers a standard control panel in the industry like cPanel. Why? Most providers such as ourselves will offer a free migration so lets say you're not satisfied with your current provider, we can migrate you over for you, for free.
Godaddy is simple to use and have a global brand. Also managing your domain name on Godaddy is easier in comparison to some other providers
The best? Not sure about this. If you host simple website, you can try asphostportal.com. I also host my site with them.
There isn't really one out there That's called "The Best One"
For A Free Website With a Subdomain would be http://freeost.com - the subdomain is yoursite.cu9.co
I use this one!
godaddy.com
